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CVE-2003-0973

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0973 describes an unknown vulnerability in mod_python versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.4 and 2.7.x prior to 2.7.9. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the httpd server through a specially crafted query string. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting some level of awareness or interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0550 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: mod_python-0:3.0.3-3.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0973Low

security flaw

Nov 28, 2003

References

bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10259
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A828
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A839
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-452
PatchVendor Advisory
modpython.org / pipermail/mod_python/2003-November/004005.html
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-058.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-063.html